MA Scandinavian Studies and Linguistics
About this course
MA (Hons) in Scandinavian Studies and Linguistics, an undergraduate degree in English Language and Linguistics and German. The course includes an integrated full academic year abroad, which can involve studying or working in one or two destinations. The first year covers foundational modules such as Linguistics and English Language 1A and Linguistics and English Language 1B. The second year explores various thematic topics including Cultural Responses to War, Migration, Exile, Diaspora and Crime and Detection in Literature alongside Dynamics of Language and Power. The third year is spent abroad studying or working in one or two international destinations. The final year offers advanced study in modules such as spoken Danish, Norwegian or Swedish, Old Norse Literature and Society, Viking Studies, Child bilingualism, Pragmatics and Phonological theory.
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Entry requirements
A level: ABB (required: no specific A level subjects required) IB: 34 points with 655 at HL
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 71%: 5 offers from 7 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 33 final-year students who answered, across similar courses at this university
- Teaching on my course: 80%
- Learning opportunities: 69%
- Assessment and feedback: 70%
- Academic support: 91%
- Organisation and management: 56%
- Learning resources: 89%
- Student voice: 67%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 30 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 6 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 60%
- Working and studying: 5%
- Further study: 20%
- Unemployed: 10%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 20 graduates, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 5%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 30%
- South East: 5%
- Scotland: 45%
- Northern Ireland: 5%
Who gets in
Based on about 35 students who started, across similar courses at this university
- A levels: 90%
- Baccalaureate: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 5%
- No formal qualifications: 5%
Modules
- Linguistics and English Language 1A - this course offers a brief introduction to the study of language in general and of English in particular
- Linguistics and English Language 1B - this course will help you develop the tools and knowledge needed to investigate the different subsystems of language in a systematic way
- business, economics and informatics
- politics, social policy, social anthropology and international relations
- art and architectural history
- history, classics and archaeology
- Celtic and Scottish ethnology
- linguistics and language sciences
- philosophy, divinity and law
- the variation observed in the languages of the world
- the structure and history of world languages
- Cultural Responses to War
- Migration, Exile, Diaspora
- Crime and Detection in Literature
- Gender and Culture
- The Coming-of-Age Narrative
- Introduction to European Cinema
- Dynamics of Language and Power
- Languages Beyond University
- study in one or two destinations
- work in one or two destinations
- study in one destination and work in another
- two semesters at a single institution
- one semester at two different institutions (in different destinations)
- Student Wellbeing Service
- Student Counselling
- Student Disability and Learning Support
- University emergency helpline (available 24 hours a day)
- spoken Danish, Norwegian or Swedish
- essay, commentary and summary writing in your Scandinavian language
- translation from your Scandinavian language into English
- Old Norse Literature and Society
- Viking Studies
- Nynorsk
- Scandinavia and the World: Negotiating the North in the 21st Century
- Contemporary Scandinavian Literature: A Transnational Approach
- The History of the Scandinavian Novel
- Child bilingualism
- Origins and evolution of language
- Speech production and perception
- History of Linguistics
- Pragmatics
- Phonological theory
- Language variation and change
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of MA Scandinavian Studies and Linguistics at University of Edinburgh earn?
The median salary is £27,000 after 3 years, £31,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £26,500 and £41,000. The £31,000 median after five years is £1,000 more than the UK median for Linguistics.
What do graduates of MA Scandinavian Studies and Linguistics at University of Edinburgh do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on MA Scandinavian Studies and Linguistics at University of Edinburgh?
80% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for MA Scandinavian Studies and Linguistics at University of Edinburgh?
The typical offer is ABB at A level, or 34 points in the IB. The average entrant had 170 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for MA Scandinavian Studies and Linguistics at University of Edinburgh?
71% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 5 offers from 7 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does MA Scandinavian Studies and Linguistics at University of Edinburgh include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has a compulsory year abroad.
How many students continue on MA Scandinavian Studies and Linguistics at University of Edinburgh?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.